Learn Hardcore Hebrew: הבן מצחצח שיניים, והבת כבר הולכת למקלחת עם מגבת. - The son is brushing his teeth, and the daughter is already going to the shower with a towel.

Breakdown of הבן מצחצח שיניים, והבת כבר הולכת למקלחת עם מגבת.

Why do we have הבן and הבת instead of just בן and בת?

Because ה־ is the Hebrew definite article, meaning the.

So the sentence is specifically talking about the boy and the girl.

How does והבת work? Is it one word or two?

It is one written word, but it contains two parts:

So:

Hebrew often attaches small function words like ו־ directly to the next word.

Why is מצחצח used with הבן, but הולכת is used with הבת?

Because Hebrew verbs in the present tense agree with the subject in gender and number.